You need to cultivate a much thicker skin to be a salesman.
If something when wrong when scanning the example, then scan it again.
The mandrel can't get "lost" in a picture. It isn't going to fall off the website.
What do you have to gain? You are charging people money.
I'm glad you found a solution, but you didn't come here to share, you came her to sell your product. Nothing wrong with that, nothing at all. But don't expect us to shell out money when you have a poor sample image and won't let us see it work.
Put yourself in our place - would you buy something sight-unseen, when the only example of the result looks like that?
Getting angry and defensive just makes people more suspicious.
My guess is that the mandrel is a rod the size of a solder pad, with the end turned down to the right size to fit through the hole with copper around it. Lay a piece of the copper (probably sticky-backed) on the hole, push the mandrel through which pushes copper through. Trim the copper sheet around the mandrel with an Xacto, then on the back side fold down the copper that was pushed through. Solder both sides to the traces, then pull the mandrel out.
Steve Greenfield
--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "cdvsmx5" <inquiry@...> wrote:
> Re:<brians@>
> You can take it as you say, or as the truth. I didn't expect a parade, but was unprepared for such negativity. How would deceiving you benefit me? I'm not a marketing spinner. Just a person with an problem that found a solution. This is my offer to share, made in good faith. Unless someone is able to reciprocate that good faith, none will benefit.
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> Re:<alienrelics@>
> The Mandrel gets lost. That's why I made the pouch.
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> I'm beginning to get the sense that everyone wants something for nothing. You need clear instructions, materials and tools to be successful.
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> Yes, it's crude looking. One side of the transparency shifted or stretched going through the laminator. I make no claims other than it works and matches what will be manufactured.
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> Suspicion, accusations, negativity and insults. This group sure makes a person feel welcome. Sorry, I don't have what you're looking for.
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> Charl
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